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What is the coefficient of friction of a cricket ball?

I'm not sure if this makes a difference, but I am interested in the coefficient of friction between a cricket ball and the air, not the cricket ball and a cricket pitch. I'm not sure if this makes a difference, but I am interested in the coefficient of friction between a cricket ball and the air, not the cricket ball and a cricket pitch. If what Jose says is correct, then what would be the force of air resistance?

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1. It doesn't make sense to analyze a cricket ball in the air (or anything in the air) with coefficient of friction, since there is no normal force. The first approximation one typically makes is to assume a force of air resistance proportional to the speed, or the square of the speed.